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Title: Kevin Wadsworth Johnson papers
Dates: 1979-2001
Collection Number: 2023-89
Creator/Collector:
Wadsworth Johnson, Kevin
Extent: 1.25 linear feet (1 carton)
Repository:
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco, California 94103
Abstract: Kevin Wadsworth Johnson (né Wadswoth; born 1948 May 22) is gay U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former Republican Party activist.
Wadsworth Johnson ran against Harry Britt for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1979 and 1980. He was active on the
San Francisco Republican County Central Committee and Solano County Republican Country Central Committee (RCCC). In 1987,
he competed for the Republican nomination for the 5th district of California U.S. House of Representatives seat. Correspondence,
photographs, campaign literature, meeting materials, and audio and video cassettes document Wadsworth Johnson’s campaigns
for SF Supervisor, activities with the RCCCs, and campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
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[Identification of item]. Kevin Wadsworth Johnson papers. Collection Number: 2023-89. GLBT Historical Society
Unknown.
Scope and Content of Collection
Kevin Wadsworth Johnson (né Wadswoth; born 1948 May 22) is gay U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former Republican Party activist.
Wadsworth Johnson ran against Harry Britt for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1979 and 1980. He was active on the
San Francisco Republican County Central Committee and Solano County Republican Country Central Committee (RCCC). In 1987,
he competed for the Republican nomination for the 5th district of California U.S. House of Representatives seat. Correspondence,
photographs, campaign literature, meeting materials, and audio and video cassettes document Wadsworth Johnson’s campaigns
for SF Supervisor, activities with the RCCCs, and campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives.
LGBTQ
Gay men
Veterans
Politics and elections
Republican Party (Calif.)
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)